Sorority expels two sisters for opposing membership of biological male who identifies as trans woman



The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has removed two half-century sisters from the organization for standing against the membership of a biological male.

The sorority's leadership council revoked last month the lifetime membership of Patsy Levang and Cheryl Tuck-Smith — two women who have been members for more than a half-century — for supporting a lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma, according to the Independent Women’s Forum. That lawsuit — Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma — sought to remove Artemis Langford, a biological male who identifies as a women, from membership in the sorority's University of Wyoming chapter.

In September, sorority leadership accused Levang and Tuck-Smith of violating the sorority's policies. Both women responded by levying the same accusation. Ultimately, they were removed from the sorority effective Oct. 29, 2023.

The punitive action, however, failed to silence either woman.

"I was hurt when I was terminated as a member of KKG, but also disturbed that KKG has become a political tool rather than an organization that promotes women," Tuck-Smith reacted. "My dismissal simply spurs me on to educate others about the dangers of DEI, which in reality does not support diversity, equity and inclusion."

Levange, the former president of Kappa Kappa Gamma's national foundation, said, "My heart was saddened when the current six council members voted me out; however, I will not be quiet about the truth."

In a statement, the IWF accused Kappa Kappa Gamma leadership of failing to "protect single-sex spaces and women’s rights to privacy and safety as promised in Kappa’s governing documents, and has instead responded with retaliation, viewpoint discrimination, and cancel culture against its own members."

"Sororities were founded to provide a single-sex space for women, and Kappa Kappa Gamma’s board members cannot eliminate that promise by quietly redefining the word 'woman,'" the statement added.

A spokeswomen for Kappa Kappa Gamma told the Cowboy State Daily the sorority is not commenting on internal decisions.

In August, U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson dismissed the lawsuit seeking to remove Langford on grounds that Kappa Kappa Gamma's bylaws do not define what a "woman" is; Johnson, moreover, refused to offer his own definition. The sorority celebrated Johnson's decision.

The plaintiffs in the case, however, plan to file an appeal.

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College sorority accepts biological male who identifies as female after allegedly ignoring members' concerns



The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at the University of Wyoming counts among its more notable sisters Democrat U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), designer Kate Spade, Massachusetts' first female governor Jane Swift, and actress Ashley Judd.

And as of this year, a man.

What are the details?

Kappa Kappa Gamma is the first sorority in the history of the school to accept a biological male who identifies as female into its sisterhood, according to campus paper the Branding Iron. The local chapter, led by Jamie Neugebauer, allegedly arrived at the decision by majority vote.

Artemis Langford — the student headed into the sorority — told the paper, "I feel so glad to be in a place that I think not only shares my values, but to be in a sisterhood of awesome women that want to make history."

"They want to break the glass ceiling, trailblazing you know, and I certainly feel that as their first trans member, at least in the chapter in Wyoming history," Langford added.

The term "glass ceiling" was coined by Marilyn Loden in 1978, and referenced invisible barriers that obstructed biological women from pursuing and obtaining positions of authority.

Langford suggested that acceptance should not be based on what an applicant's "identity is or what their orientation is."

Concerns ignored?

The Cowboy State Daily, a local news outfit, reported having been inundated by messages from persons expressing concerns "about living situations and facilities usage in the sorority home," but noted "those people declined to be identified or comment publicly out of fear for social repercussions."

One KKG woman told the National Review that chapter leaders and other senior members had discounted concerns about accepting a man into the sisterhood. The source claimed that one KKG member said, "It's 2022. If you vote no, it better be for, like, literal issues with that new member or else it's homophobic."

Another senior member allegedly said, "If your only concerns are about her living in the house, you are thinking too far down the road."

KKG permits all sorority members to live in a chapter facility to "enhance the experience."

Of the 12 pledges required to spend the night together during initiation, 10 allegedly objected to sleeping in the same room as Langford.

The NR's anonymous source also indicated that Langford has "absolutely not" physically transitioned to female; that Langford is a "big guy" who has "made no efforts to physically look like a girl ... He's just calling himself a girl."

Langford told the Branding Iron that he understands where his detractors are coming from, "but at the end of the day I wish that they would see me as who I am."

Anything else?

In 2021, the sorority produced a "Guide for Supporting Out LGBTQI+ Members," which stated, "Kappa Kappa Gamma is a single-gender organization comprised of women and individuals who identify as women whose governing documents do not discriminate in membership selection except by requiring good scholarship and ethical character."

The guide detailed ways to "Be an Ally."

It recommended that individuals "not make or perpetuate assumptions about someone's Sexual orientation or Gender identity"; "Ask LGBTQIA+ ... individuals how you can support them"; "Understand your own culture, socialization, prejudices, and privileges"; and "Always refer to people by the names and pronouns they refer."

The guide, released by a formerly women's-only sorority, further demanded the use of "words that encompass all genders, sexual orientations and family units. For example, 'people of all genders' instead of 'women and men'; 'children' instead of 'boys and girls'; 'parents instead of 'mom and dad.'"

KKG revised its bylaws in 2022, embracing the National Panhellenic Council's 2020 policies concerning transgender individuals, which state a "woman is defined as an individual who consistently lives and self-identifies as a woman." Other sororities on campus have reportedly adopted this language as well.

This transmogrification of the language permits the sorority to assert that it is in keeping with the "single-gender nature of our organization ... essential to the mission and purpose of Kappa Kappa Gamma and its chapters and alumnae associations."